Thomas George Nelson (November 14, 1936 – May 4, 2011) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1990 to 2004.

Thomas G. Nelson
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Born 1936 in Idaho Falls, ID
Died 2011 in Boise, ID
FJC ID: 1746
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Twin Falls, Idaho1965–1990
U.S. Army Reserve1965–1968
State of IdahoAssistant attorney general and chief deputy attorney general · 1963–1965
Appointments
1990–2011 · Appointed by George H.W. Bush (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1962